Graduation Checklist

Allan Hancock College offers two types of certificate programs, Certificate of Achievement
and Certificate of Accomplishment. A Certificate of Achievement has been approved
by the state and will be posted on the student’s transcript. A Certificate of Accomplishment
will be posted on the student’s permanent record, but not on the student’s transcript.
Certificate programs include only those courses that have a direct bearing upon specialized
occupational competencies. For this reason there is no general education requirements
in a certificate program.

steps to applying for a certificate

Verify you have completed the certificate requirements by checking Degree Works. Degree Works
is a degree audit tool which enables you to evaluate your current academic progress
towards certificate/degree completion. Log onto your myHancock portal and find Degree Works under your "student" tab.

Official copies of all transcripts from other colleges/universities attended must
be on file with Admissions and Records. Mail transcripts to:

If you have no external work from another college/university, you may print your Degree
Works audit report and submit it with your application for a certificate to the Office
of Admissions and Records. You are not required to meet with a counselor if all of
your coursework is from Allan Hancock College. If you have external work from another
college/university, you are required to see a counselor in order to apply for a certificate. Certificate
requirements must be complete or completed by the end of the current semester. Your
application for a certificate must be submitted by the scheduled deadline. See a list of applications. Refer to Important Dates for scheduled deadlines.

distance learning students

If you are a distance learning student with coursework from another college, you are
required to submit, along with a signed application for a certificate, an Authorization to Release Information Form. This form allows a counselor to correspond with you via phone and/or email. Send
signed forms to:

SPOTLIGHT

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"Hancock college provided me with all the tools to succeed in my career. I had a great staff mentor and plenty of support both inside and outside of the college. In the end I walked away with three degrees, a world of knowledge, a fabulous YMCA career, and a lifetime mentor from a great teacher."